Obviously, I am in favor of it and see it as a way to up my social standing in life. Pretty sure that having a husband on a unicycle makes me more important than having a husband with a regular two wheel cycle.

As luck would have it though (sigh) my husband cannot ride a unicycle (YET!!) but CAN walk on stilts, a fact that I celebrated with glee. When he asked me WHY I want him to walk on stilts (at least once a month, that’s my new vow rule) I was totally confused.

So I asked him, “why do people in the circus walk on stilts?” and he was all, “because it’s fun to watch” and I was like, “um yeah, sooo….you don’t understand what again?”

He didn’t even question the daily Giant Pixy stick I am requiring, other than to ask where one would purchase such a thing in bulk. I guess he wants to make things easy on himself. Like, what’s the problem with a man in his late 30’s purchasing a giant rainbow colored tube of sugar every day? Is it embarrassing?

Try awesome.

Anyways, I am nothing if not fair, so I gave him an opportunity to give me his new vow rules for me. And he replied “get good at shooting guns and sharpening knives”.

I think it’s quite obvious that I’m in this marriage for entertainment, and he’s in it to get murdered. Weird.

In the future, if you notice that I seem more sparkly or cooler than usual, that means that my husband finally mastered the unicycle and I’m one rung higher on the Life Ladder of Importance. Until that time, I’ll be looking for a pair of stilts on sale.

Anyone?

In other news, I made a pie.

Actually, I made this pie for Thanksgiving (it looks like I made it yesterday!!) and realized that I’ve never blogged the recipe. It was a favorite of my husband’s as a kid, and the recipe was passed to me by his stepdad who was unexpectedly taken from us a few years ago. It’s a special recipe in my house and I think of Grandpa Pat every time I make it.

I hope you love it, and I know if he could, Pat would join me in poking fun at my sweet Jess and be happy I was sharing with you.

Crush cookies in a large Ziploc bag. Some large chunks are fine, but you want mostly very small, even crushed pieces.

In the bowl of a mixer, beat cream cheese on medium until smooth. Add sweetened condensed milk and beat until combined. Mix in crushed cookies and fold in Cool Whip. Add food coloring and fold in until desired color is achieved. Pour into pie shell and chill for at least 4 hours.

This will make a very very full pie. If you double the recipe, you can get 3 normal pies.

If you like mint chocolate chip ice cream, you will love this pie. The crushed cookies give a minty flavor throughout, and the color is festive and perfect for Christmas. This pie is always hogged down at get togethers, so make it soon!!

Yes, in Arkansas we say hogged down. It means that people ate it really hard and then it was gone.

I hope you enjoy. Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

About Kristan

Hey cutie! Thanks for reading :) Let me introduce myself -- I'm Kristan (pronounced Kris-TANNE) a work-at-home mom living, baking, and online shopping in Fort Smith Arkansas. I have a 12 year-old son Jon David, a 4 year-old daughter Lucy, and a husband, Jess. I completely adore all of them 96% of the time (the rest of the time you can find me drinking my feelings with a box of Pinot). I hope you stay awhile -- I'd love to get to know you!

Thank you for starting off my day with a laugh :) This pie sounds great! I’m sad because we don’t have Grasshopper Cookies available where we are (we live in the boonies)…. but I am going to bookmark this recipe and try and get those cookies next trip to the city! Thanks for the recipe (and the great start to my day!)

I’m up here in Toronto (Canada) and just started reading your blog about a month ago, and I just had to say that you are hilarious. Seriously, you crack me up every time and I look forward to reading every morning :)

Homemade stilts – take two of those giants cans that hold things green beans or corn that you buy at someplace like costco, empty them, punch two holes near the top and pull a string through, then have those strings be really long. Tie them at the top and use them for handles. You have to pull on the strings as you walk, to make the stilts (cans) go with your feet, but I’m pretty sure they’re good for beginners.

that is how I got started on my stilt walking adventures.
Oh yeah, I love grasshopper cookies. so yes to the pie

Adorable. You’re simply adorable Kristan! I love reading your posts. I forwarded this to both my kids and said we need to make this together. What would I want my husband to learn …. hmmm PATIENCE. That would do ;-)

Hilarious, you’re husband is so nice and tolerant. My boyfriend is the super goofy one in our relationship. Conversations always turn into something like, “… and then we can have fire coming out of the ice sculptures and have secret service escort people out” or some such totally not happening thing to which I reply, “and I hope your wife likes that cuz that’s not MY wedding”

Quick question. Does “chill” mean freezer or refridgerator? I just made this pie and stuck it in the fridge for 4 hours and it is still a little goopy. It may just need more time. Im going to make another one tomorrow and I want to make sure its done right. I also substituted neuchafatel for the cream cheese (could that be an issue?). The filling is so tasty tho, thank you so much for this easy recipe that ive somehow complicated hahaha!

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